The University of Washington today announced that Michael K. Young, the 14th president of the University of Utah who has led the university since 2004, has accepted the position as president of the University of Washington. A transition plan for the interim leadership of the University of Utah will be announced shortly.
Read MoreOn Thursday, April 28, the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center’s annual Project Youth event will host more than 600 sixth graders from Title I schools to the University of Utah campus to experience college life and inspire them to pursue higher education.
Read MoreOfficials at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah today announced a gift of $41 million from Utah philanthropists Jon and Karen Huntsman.
Read MoreTwo University of Utah professors internationally regarded for their research on the AIDS virus and the microscale and nanoscale domains of electrochemistry have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Read MoreThe Technology Venture Development office at the University of Utah (the U) is searching for a new director of its Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) after Brian Cummings announced recently he will become the new vice president for commercialization at Ohio State University (OSU.) He starts the new job June 1.
Read MoreOn Friday a University of Utah staff member will get to see the realization of a vision she and her classmates had when she was the senior class president on campus. At the time, Erica Andersen and the 2010 senior class gifted a “re-imagined” plaza outside the east entrance of the J. Willard Marriott Library. At 12:45 p.m. on April 22, a ground-breaking ceremony for the project will be held at Library Plaza. David Chapman, distinguished professor of geology and geophysics, will provide remarks.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah psychologists have learned why many people experience “inattention blindness” – the phenomenon that leaves drivers on cell phones prone to traffic accidents and makes a gorilla invisible to viewers of a famous video.
Read MoreA buoy to harvest energy from ocean waves, a device to help restore hand function in patients with deteriorated muscles, racing vehicles and a rocket that one day may be launched into space are among senior design projects that will be showcased Tuesday, April 19, during the University of Utah’s 14th annual Mechanical Engineering Design Day.
Read MoreEarth Day activities at the University of Utah are an important part of the campus each year and too numerous to fit into the nationally designated day of April 22. As a result, people are being encouraged to get involved in many different ways to preserve the environment over a two-week period.
Read MoreThe Lowell Bennion Community Service Center’s 10th annual community service event in honor of Earth Day will be larger than ever – boasting not one, but four different service projects around Salt Lake Valley.
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